CMS Price Transparency Data

Ultrasound, thyroid and neck

Facility: Berkshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 76536 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$138

about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $114–$172

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$134

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $138 This hospital $134 Cash price $398 Hospital's list price $419

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $97 Priciest $134

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Ultrasound, thyroid and neck is about $138 (about 1.3× the $107 Medicare rate). Berkshire Medical Center charges insurers about $134, or about $398 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsfield, MA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$113 - $377	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$117 - $373	110%
Aetnamajor	$134 - $331	125%
Cignamajor	$302 - $408	283%
CDPHP	$88 - $395	82%
MVP Health Care	$302 - $395	283%
Tufts Health Plan	$97 - $248	91%
UniCare	$218 - $285	204%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$88 - $417

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 398), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 76536.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Berkshire Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 76536.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Berkshire Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.